Investigating recent trends in the U.S. teen birth rate

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 41, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-29

  Kearney, Melissa S ^a   Levine, Phillip B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Social policy; Teen birth rate; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILDBEARING; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FAMILY PLANNING; POPULATION DECLINE; SOCIAL POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNICITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; RACE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC POLICY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922068571     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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